NMSI Survey

Focus, Mindfulness, Quiet Mind, Open Heart

Determine your meditative style to begin changing the way you meditate

Learn your ideal meditation style

Focus

Mindfulness

Quiet Mind

Open Heart

The NMSI is a quick questionnaire and will only take a few minutes to complete. We hope to provide you with a new understanding of yourself that will help you choose a style of meditation practice to match your goals.

1. My mind wanders*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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5

2. I am easily distracted*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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5

3. I don't pay attention to what I'm doing because I am daydreaming, worrying, or thinking about something else*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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5

4. I find it difficult to stay focused on what's happening in the present moment*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

5. I rush through activities*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

6. I have a tendency to do multiple things at the same time*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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3

4

5

7. Things have to be very stimulating to keep my attention*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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3

4

5

8. I get bored easily*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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5

9. I have trouble holding information in my mind while I am working on a problem*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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5

10. I have difficulty sitting still*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

11. I do or say things without thinking first*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

12. I find myself running on auto pilot without much awareness of what I am doing*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

13. I watch my feelings without getting caught in them*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

14. I am aware of the stories my mind makes up about myself or other people*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

15. I pay attention to physical sensations, such as tension in my body, the wind in my hair or the warmth of the sun on my skin*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

16. When I have upsetting thoughts or images in my mind, I am able to step back and observe them objectively*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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5

17. When distressing thoughts, images or feelings arise, I am able to let them go*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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5

18. I tell myself I shouldn't be feeling the way I am feeling*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

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4

5

19. I make judgements about whether my thoughts are good or bad*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

1

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3

4

5

20. In difficult situations, I can pause before responding*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

1

2

3

4

5

21. I have a tendency to get fixated on certain thoughts, feelings, or sensations*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

1

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3

4

5

22. I am able to shift gears and change plans without difficulty*

Very Rarely

Almost Always

1

2

3

4

5

23. When distressing thoughts or images pop up in my mind, I can let them go*